You should probably skip KB4541335 – a Windows 10 update

The latest culprit is the KB4541335 “quality” update, an optional update that, as usual, seems innocent and helpful.

Unfortunately is seems to be causing some problems out there.

Users are reporting a wide range from boot problems to the dreaded Blue Screen of Death or BSOD.

“My machine bricked all night and I had to unplug and roll back. Finally, after about 30 minutes it uninstalled and I could go to Settings and pause updates for a month. This is happening way too often,” one user wrote.

“This KB Update also slowed my PC,” another user said. As per one user, the update also causes Ethernet problems and some apps are failing to access the internet.

Those two scenarios effectively lock users out who can only hope that a system restore will get things back up. There are luckier users who are still able to use their computers but, due to significant performance impact, can also barely do so.

The good news is that KB4541335 is an optional update so you can safely skip it, at least for now. Sooner or later, though, Microsoft will make the update inescapable but hopefully not before actually fixing the new bugs it introduced.

If you’ve installed the update and your PC is experiencing performance issues, then your best bet is to uninstall it:

Go to the Start Menu and click the Settings gear.

Look for ‘Update & Security’ and press the Windows Update tab on the left side.

Click the View update history option and click the Uninstall updates link.

In Control Panel page, choose the KB4541335 update to uninstall it.

During the process, your PC will restart for one time and the update will be removed.

If your PC is still bugging out after uninstalling the patch, then your best bet is to reset the device from Settings > Update & Security > Recovery.

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9 Comments

Hi Onuora
Nothing to claim…But like Daniel Gray , I backup …
I received this KB on March 23.
and …very amazing : I met a lot of problems before this update ..and It would seem , my computer runs better now !!!!

Damn, saw this too late. Applied the update and my NUC internet access was stuffed up as well as some programs either not starting or acting up. Tried to restore from a backup, but I’m finding EaseUS ToDo Home is a crock as it is not restoring from images I’ve made. I’m totally stuffed at the moment.